Song:   Sounds Better in the Song
Band:   Drive By Truckers
Album:  Decoration Day
Tuning: Normal, tuned down 1 full step
Capo:   None


NOTES:
  Written by Mike Cooley.  He normally tunes down 1 full step, Travis
  picking this one.  He makes quite a few variations on his picking
  during the interludes when playing solo, sometimes sliding up to bar
  chord versions of G and A.  On Decoration Day, Patterson and Jason
  add this decoration.

  The Travis picking for each chord is as follows:

  Bm| (x24432@1) 1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |  (Repeated 2x)
  ===+==================================+
   e |----------------------------------|
   B |------3-----2-----2h3-------2-----|
   G |------4---------4-------4-------4-|
   D |--------------4-------4-------4---|
   A |--2---------------2---------------|
   E |----------2---------------2-------|


   G| (320003@1) 1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
  ===+==================================+
   e |----------------------------------|
   B |------3-----0-----0h3-------0-----|
   G |------0---------0-------0-------0-|
   D |--------------0-------0-------0---|
   A |------2---------------------------|
   E |--3-------3-------3-------3-------|


   A| (x02220@1) 1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
  ===+==================================+
   e |----------------------------------|
   B |------2-----0-----0h2-------0-----|
   G |------2---------2-------2-------0-|
   D |--------------2-------2-------0-- |
   A |--0---------------0---------------|
   E |----------0---------------0-------|




INTRO:
   Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1)   G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1)
VERSE 1:
          G (320003@1)  When I saw her standing there
            A (x02220@1)  With her bright eyes and shining hair
           Bm (x24432@1)                Bm (x24432@1)  She was looking back at me
   G (320003@1)  Some are meant to sing
   A (x02220@1)  Some are meant to talk
                   Bm (x24432@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)  And some aren't meant to say a thing
            G (320003@1)  When she opened up her mouth
            A (x02220@1)  And that sweet voice came out
          Bm (x24432@1)                   Bm (x24432@1)  I lost track of my own name

                   G (320003@1)  Now she's found herself and I lost mine
           A (x02220@1)  And I'm just another guy
             Bm (x24432@1)               Bm (x24432@1)  Who can't give her anything


INTERLUDE:
   G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1)

VERSE 2:
            G (320003@1)  Well the drifter he holds on
          A (x02220@1)  To his youth
                    Bm (x24432@1)                Bm (x24432@1)  Just like it was money in the bank
        G (320003@1)  And "Lord knows I can't change"
          A (x02220@1)  Sounds better in the song
           Bm (x24432@1)                    Bm (x24432@1)  Than it does with hell to pay
              G (320003@1)  I might as well of slipped that ring
          A (x02220@1)  On her finger from a window
        Bm (x24432@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)  Of a van as it drove away
                       G (320003@1)  Now she's found herself and I lost mine
           A (x02220@1)  And I'm just another guy
             Bm (x24432@1)                Bm (x24432@1)  Who can't give her anything


INTERLUDE:
   G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1)

VERSE 3:
   G (320003@1)  Dreams are given to you
               A (x02220@1)  When you're young enough to dream them 
                   Bm (x24432@1)              Bm (x24432@1)  Before they can do you any harm
   G (320003@1)  They don't start to hurt
             A (x02220@1)  Until you try to hold on to them
         Bm (x24432@1)                         Bm (x24432@1)  After seeing how they really are
       G (320003@1)  She used to dream them with me
         A (x02220@1)  Every single crazy one
              Bm (x24432@1)                              Bm (x24432@1)  Until they started hurting her too now she's got some of her own
       G (320003@1)  And outgrowing me
                A (x02220@1)  Might be the best thing for her she's ever 
   Bm (x24432@1)   Bm (x24432@1)  Done


INTERLUDE:
   G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1)

VERSE 4:
     G (320003@1)  A light that shines as bright
      A (x02220@1)  As hers can't be kept
          Bm (x24432@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)  In the shadows for too long
     G (320003@1)  A heart that wants to live
         A (x02220@1)  And a soul that wants to give
              Bm (x24432@1)                Bm (x24432@1)  Can't just sit at home alone
              G (320003@1)  Lord she's gave me everything
             A (x02220@1)  And never wanted anything
              Bm (x24432@1)                         Bm (x24432@1)  I couldn't give just what was inside of me
                       G (320003@1)  And now she's found herself and I lost mine
           A (x02220@1)  And I'm just another guy
             Bm (x24432@1)                Bm (x24432@1)  Who can't give her anything
                       G (320003@1)  And now she's found herself and I lost mine
           A (x02220@1)  And I'm just another guy
             Bm (x24432@1)                Bm (x24432@1)  Who can't give her anything

   
INTERLUDE:
   G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1)

--crookedpath